LIWMPC Life Insurance Industry Update. Adam Norman & David Millar

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1 LIWMPC Life Insurance Industry Update Adam Norman & David Millar This presentation has been prepared for the Actuaries Institute 2014 Financial Services Forum. The Institute Council wishes it to be understood that opinions put forward herein are not necessarily those of the Institute and the Council is not responsible for those opinions.

2 Current life insurance environment Issues facing life insurance and wealth management industries Financial Systems Inquiry submission Lapse rates, group risk and income protection claims Superannuation regulation The next steps for the industry. Agenda

3 Jim Minto - CEO TAL It is hard to know if [the market] has bottomed out or not. That is the enormous risk we all face. (October 2013) Craig Dunn - CEO AMP The Australian insurance industry is suffering poor lapse rates and claims experience across the board, with industry lapse rates at a 10-year high. (June 2013) AFR article Hostplus, which caters to employees in the hospitality sector, raised its premiums by 85 per cent, while premiums at State Super in NSW increased by 60 per cent. (March 2014) A turbulent environment. Kelly Power - Head of Platform Product BT - I think the level of discretionary investment outside of regulatory change has dropped focusing on implementing regulations is a significant cost for us [as an industry]. (April 2014) Money Management article Lapse rates plaguing AMP s life insurance business will likely get worse before they get better, the company s CEO has said. (February 2014) Financial Standard Online Life insurer AIA Australia has launched a paper exploring ways of getting employees suffering from mental illness back into work, after a spike in total and permanent disability (TPD) claims has put serious pressure on the life insurance industry. (August 2013)

4 A turbulent environment. The current uncertainty in the life insurance market has created a period of turbulence rarely seen in Australian life insurance. The last months has seen: Increased lapse rates, leading to large experience losses reported by insurers Large claim losses reported by group risk schemes, accompanied by large premium rate increases across the market Governmental review into financial systems (Financial Systems Inquiry) Deterioration in income protection claims experience, leading to large claim losses accompanied by premium rate increases Regulatory reform, regulatory reform and more regulatory reform Management focus on compliance has impacted product innovation There is significant pressure on life insurance margins and profitability, causing insurers to move to address these issues, and take advantage of emerging opportunities.

5 Changing demographics By 2050, nearly 25% of our population will be 65+ (more than U/18s). and expected to live to 90+ (!) Ratio of 65+ : Working Age Pop. - currently over a 1:4 - by 2050, less than 1:3. 85s+ population is expected to treble. 60% of the $1.7 trillion in superannuation assets held by 50+ Who is funding whose retirement? What about aged care? How quickly is the retirement age heading upwards? Sacred cows?

6 Financial Systems Inquiry Actuaries Institute Largest inquiry into the Australian Financial System since Wallis (1997) AI submission focused on our expertise and made 3 major recommendations: Deal with demographic change with a comprehensive framework for policy formulation to manage all issues relating to sustainable financing of our aging population Establish a Financial System Policy Commission (FSPC) with a longer-term focus Create an open data regime to allow increased analysis of government data It is expected that the FSI will deliver its report to the Federal Treasurer in November The outcome of the FSI is likely to have a significant influence on the financial services industry for some time.

7 Lapse experience Source: Plan for Life Dec 2013

8 Lapse experience (continued) While it is difficult to determine the total amount of losses incurred across the industry, it is clear from the observed data that experience has deteriorated markedly. Factors contributing to the deterioration in experience include: Affordability Uncertainty Churning Product design AFR - Some of Australia s biggest insurers, including AMP and CommInsure, are recording increasingly high lapse rates in an alarming trend that could progressively bleed companies bottom lines. (March 2013) FoFA reforms continue to add uncertainty to the selling of life insurance business, and insurers are considering what impacts from the reforms will be felt on lapses.

10 Group risk pricing Recent repricing of group risk schemes (particularly in relation to large industry funds) has seen significant premium rate increases. InvestorDaily Group insurance premiums for not-for-profit superannuation funds have risen between 30 and 50 per cent in the last year and further increases could be on the way. (August 2013) Source: Plan for Life Dec 2013

11 Group risk challenges (continued) What is driving the deterioration? Relaxing of product definitions and policy terms Improvements and increases in benefits Legal involvement driving increased awareness of benefits available to customers Other working groups are investigating IBNR reserving techniques and, drawing on the deep understanding of long tailed claims in general insurance, looking to provide some guidance on reserving for this type of business. Joint working groups from the LIWMPC and the GIPC have been formed to increase understanding of legal involvement in lump sum claims, drawing on past experience from public liability insurers. Ideally, this research will yield some useful strategies for actuaries to assist insurers in managing this effect.

13 Income protection claims The average net profit after tax as a proportion of annual premium has been in decline since (continued) Some of the potential driving factors behind increased claims are: Increased incidence of mental illness claims Economic impact TAL results article The life insurance industry continues to suffer strong headwinds and TAL certainly saw higher claims levels flowing through in disability lines especially (May 2013) There are a number of initiatives in place to better understand deteriorating experience.

14 Stronger Super Government reforms aiming to strengthen and improve the integrity of the Superannuation system with an aim to maximise retirement income for members. Key aspects: Graeme Russell - CEO (&CIO) Media Super We are a small fund with limited resources and I have had to reshuffle the pack. We are all wearing a lot of additional costs through Stronger Super and product development. (March 2014) MySuper SuperStream Governance Self Managed Super Funds Compliance aspects Product development opportunities?

16 FATCA Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act US law designed to counter offshore tax avoidance by US persons. Part Five of the HIRE Act, signed into law on 18 March 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act also included: Incentives for Hiring and Retaining Unemployed Workers Expensing (Increasing expensing of depreciable business assets) Qualified tax credit bonds Extension of Current Surface Transportation Programs (Highway and public transport administration) Hardly any US customers? Why would FATCA matter? Don t directly invest in US securities? What about insurers and other non-adis? What is the scope of FATCA? Your business suddenly becomes less attractive to do business with.

17 FATCA Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Final regulations came out in January 2013, with implementation date of 1 July 2013, 1 January 2014, 1 July 2014? But wait breaking news! FSC - Treasury has worked closely with the US government to get this IGA signed It is significant for the financial services industry in reducing red tape and will save hundreds of millions of dollars in compliance costs. John Brogden (April 2014) Who is next? InvestorDaily - Everyone working in the financial services industry needs to be aware of FATCA and exactly what their compliance requirements are," "Non-compliance could have a significant impact on returns. Suzanne Gibson (April 2014)

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